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Florida Court: Vehicle Searches Based on Marijuana Odor Alone Are Illegal

A Florida court has ruled that police cannot search a person’s vehicle based only on the smell of marijuana. The…

October 3, 2025

New “Fentanyl Poisonings” Act Would Target Social Media Sales, Again

In late September, Representatives Adam Gray (D-CA) and Gabe Evans (R-CO) introduced the “Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act of 2025.” It's…

October 2, 2025

Look Behind the Headlines About Rising Vape-Related ER Visits

This summer, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center published a report showing what appears to be a shocking trend:…

October 2, 2025

Confusion and Anger in Portland Over Trump Troop Deployment

On September 29, Chief Bob Day of the Portland Police Bureau expressed bewilderment as to why President Donald Trump has…

October 2, 2025

Opvee, High-Profile Overdose Antidote No One Used, Discontinues Marketing

Indivior PLC has discontinued marketing for Opvee, the opioid-overdose reversal product that the pharmaceutical company had claimed was more effective…

October 1, 2025

In-Hospital Drug-Use Study Shows Lived Experience Key to Better Policies

Patients using nonprescribed drugs in the hospital is a common issue, and raises dilemmas. Health care workers have genuine concerns…

October 1, 2025

National Guard Sent to “Fight” Gangs in Memphis—But Gangs Run Tennessee’s Prisons

Any moment now, an unknown number of Tennessee National Guard troops are expected to arrive in Memphis to fight so-called…

September 30, 2025

Poppy Growing Shifts to Pakistan After Taliban’s Crackdown in Afghanistan

Afghanistan used to have the distinction of producing the opium for 95 per cent of the heroin on the European…

September 30, 2025

DOJ Seeks to Extend Stay, Delaying Cannabis Rescheduling by Months

A document viewed by Filter indicates that the Department of Justice will formally request an extension of a court-ordered “stay”…

September 29, 2025

WHO’s COP11 Will Threaten Tobacco Harm Reduction Behind Closed Doors

In November, COP11—the World Health Organization’s 11th Conference of the Parties to its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) treaty—will…

September 29, 2025